Review Summary and Plot Commentary about El Mariachi
He was just a simple Mariachi looking for a job in a small town, but a case of mistaken identity pits him in the middle of a gang war between rival drug dealers in Mexico.
By the end of the week he will lose his hand, his girl and gain only a need for revenge. El Mariachi, he didnt come looking for trouble, it came looking for him.
--Ken Carper, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of El Mariachi
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Western
Yes
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal/victim falls in love with victim/criminal
- criminal kidnappers
Criminal enemy is...
- drug dealers
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals killing each other
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- very skinny (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Specific kind of enemies?
- tyrants
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- mission to rescue
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
